MEM24621 - Dogsworthy Farmstead (Building)

Summary

The site of a possibly medieval farmstead is shown on historic mapping.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

The name Dogsworthy may derive from a personal name and mean Dogga's settlement. Doggeworth in 1281. [1] A farmstead is shown on the Countisbury Tithe Map. It is recorded as part of Windgate, owned and occupied by the Reverend Walter Halliday, with 179 named "Dogsworthy Weslls [sic] Cottage and Yard", 180 "Garden" and 178 "Linhay" in the Apportionment Book. [2] Dogsworthy is shown and labelled on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map. [3] Dogsworthy Cottage is shown on the 2020 MasterMap data with associated outbuildings. [4]

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Allen, N.V.. 1987. Exmoor Place-Names. Alcombe Books. Second Edition.
  • <2> Map: <1841. Countisbury Tithe Map and Apportionment.
  • <3>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #45836 ]
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap data. 1:2,500.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7752 4903 (155m by 130m)
Map sheet SS74NE
Civil Parish COUNTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Jan 11 2021 2:13PM

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